TWR Volume 38 No. 29 Wednesday, 20th September 2023

From the Editor...

This me around, with Seniors Week Celebra ons coming up on October 1, we decided to focus on Seniors in our community albeit early for Celebra ons in this issue. So this me, you can plan and enjoy the range of special fes vi es listed for the celebra on week. (see Pg. 3) Enjoy.

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Aussies are living longer

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VIC Seniors Week

he major statewide fes val for Victorians over 60, the Victorian Seniors Fes val focuses on providing fun and good mes with opportuni es to par cipate in events and ac vi es for FREE or low cost, from October 1.

The Victorian Government, through the Seniors, Carers and Elder Abuse Reform branch in the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, coordinates the Fes val and works closely with all local councils.

This annual festival features: - Live and local events across the state, delivered by local councils, community groups and clubs - Eight days of free public transport for Victorian Seniors Card holders from 1 to 8 October 2023 - Return of flagship events held in Melbourne’s CBD and regional Victoria including: Celebration Day at Federation Square on Sunday 1 October, 1:00 – 7:00pm.

This event will launch the festival with a 6-hour lineup of free entertainment and activities for older Victorians.

- Town Hall Dances at Melbourne Town Hall on Monday 2 October from 12:00pm (midday) - ACMI Seniors Film Festival at the Australian Centre of the Moving Image from 2 – 8 October - Country Tour delivering live entertainment across regional towns in October.

- Aged Care Tour, taking the magic, music, and fun of the festival to aged care residents across Victoria throughout September and October.

For the full program: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/victorianseniors-festival

n average, Australians are living longer than ever before and to very old ages. However, living to extreme ages (over 110) is still a rare event, which sparks the question How long can Australians live?

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) explores trends in Australia’s increasing life expectancy and other measures of longevity such as maximum age of death.

Over the past five decades, life expectancy in Australia has increased by 13.7 years for males (to 81.3) and by 11.2 years for females (to 85.4). It has increased at a rate of three months per year.

“While there is no clear answer to the question, how long can Australians live?’, we all know that average life expectancy keeps on increasing. But what is interesting is that the maximum age people live to isn't changing nearly as much,” said AIHW spokesperson Richard Juckes. The maximum (oldest) age at death has shown minimal improvements over time.

“From externally validated records, the oldest living person in Australia was female and believed to have died at age 114 in 2002. In comparison, the oldest living Australian male died at 111 years in 2021,” Mr. Juckes said.

What would be even more interesting to understand is where the spread of longevity is occurring, and whether we are all getting the same opportunities to live to a ripe old age… whether in rural communities or the cities, whether an immigrant, a 5th Generation Australian, or Indigenous. Wouldn’t it be interesting to see if we all had a “fair go” at growing old?

Australia has one of the highest life expectancies in the world (83.2 years in 2021), ranking fifth among 38 other Organisations for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Japan is at the top with 84.7 years, closely followed by Switzerland, Korea, and Spain.

Life expectancy is a theoretical number calculated using mortality rates across age groups.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Goldfields Music Club, Open Mic and Jam Night Each Friday at the Dunolly Golf Club, Separa on Street. 6:00pm—11:30pm each week. All players and public welcome with $5 entry.

Lucky door prizes, bar, meals available.

CASH ONLY VENUE

Saturday, September 23, 2023 Adore Handel – off Broadway in Dunolly.

Dunolly Town Hall. 7pm - 11pm

Adore Handel’s Little Black Book

He’s Back! Adore Handel is the incorrigible pansexual, me travelling songbird and raconteur - here to entertain us with an evening of uproarious laughter and enchan ng music. Adore is opening up their Li le Black Book to share the scandalous tales of past lovers, partners and paramours aplenty. This comedic drag show weaves opera and musical theatre classics through comedic storytelling sure to delight. For a unique, blush-worthy, and enchan ng experience, come along as we open Adore Handel’s Li le Black Book.

Presented by the Dunolly G & S Theatre Company.

Tickets: $25 Bookings: Rachel, on 0427 275 006.

BYO Drinks and nibbles. Tables set up.

Thursday. September 28, 2023

Mr Snotbo om at the Dunolly Library 2 pm - 2.50 pm.

“He’s the Prince of Putrid. The Willy Wonka of the Weird.”

He’s Mr. Snotbo om! A deeeesgus ng kids comedian brimming with all the oooey, gooey, yucky, slimy topics kids love: boogers, bo oms, popoffs and smells!"

FREE entry: Bookings required.

Best suited 5-12yrs Call Dunolly Library Phone 03 5461 0679

98 Commercial Road Tarnagulla Takeaway Groceries Gifts

Open 6 days a week Ph: 0431 548 696

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Re: Bealiba Reservoir

Dear Editor, At our recent Working Bee on September 10th fabulous progress was made around the Reservoir Precinct.

The main focus of the working bee was to begin the clearing of the vegeta on on the downstream ba er of the dam wall.

Thank you to all members who were able to a end and start the task, that was daun ng to say the least.

Special thanks to Keith Brightwell and Bernie Smith for bringing their heavy machinery in to clear the bank.

This would have taken members weeks to complete manually.

The Bealiba Reservoir Commi ee of Management Inc. meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Bealiba Town Hall at 7:30pm.

Please check before a ending in case of last-minute changes.

Jenny Lovel, President Bealiba Reservoir, Commi ee of Management Inc.

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18 Havelock St Mon -Thu 9:30 - 3pm Dunolly Arts Hub

In the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on Havelock Street (top of Bull Street).

Monday-Thursday 9.30am to 3.00pm.

The Dunolly Arts Hub is on the corner of Thompson and Alice Streets, Dunolly.

MONDAY: Mosaics at the Arts Hub from 10am, beginners welcome; Card making with Rhonda: every third Monday of the month.

Ballroom Dancing: On hold for September - call the Centre for start back me.

Whispering Weeders: last Monday of the month Hub Club: New Time: 4-5.30pm for Term 3.

Note: The Club is FULL for Term 3. Call me at the Centre to go on the Wait List for Term 4.

TUESDAY: Woodwork 9am un l 12.30.

WEDNESDAY: Table Tennis at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 9am to 12pm (evening session available if enough people are interested); Cra at the Centre from 10am - bring your own ac vity THURSDAY: Croquet at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 10am. Come along and have a crack!

Family History: from 7.30pm at the Centre. Discover your roots - our members are very skilled and happy to help.

SUNDAY: Golden Triangle Archers meet on the fourth Sunday at 10am, Deledio Reserve on Elgin Street. Covered shoes compulsory and parents must stay with children.

SPRING FLING: THIS SATURDAY FROM 2PM AT THE CENTRE! Come along to our ‘Spring Fling’ here at the Centre this Saturday, from 2pm! This is an “open day” event, to give people in our town an idea of the sort of ac vi es that take place here, plus a few other helpful displays to enjoy.

Music is provided by our own Jonesy and Nat, who always get people grooving.

There will be nibbles, the drawing of our fantas c raffle prizes, and our awesome ‘UPCYCLED RUNWAY’ for all those crea ves out there, who have been busy making fabulous costumes from recycled and repurposed materials- come and enjoy the spectacle!

COME AND COOK CLASSES - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! Nat Conlin will teach interested residents how to prepare and cook some fabulous meals on a budget, so get in touch if you would enjoy some fun, handson classes! From September 28th at the Senior Citz. so get in touch and I’ll give you the details for booking.

WHOLE TOWN GARAGE SALE: Our whole town garage sale takes place on Saturday November 18th, from 8am.

I’ll be taking registra ons from October the 2nd – please call me at the Centre (or drop in), to register.

The cost is $5 and includes a ‘garage sale pack’ that will be ready for collec on from the Centre by late October. This is always a huge day for the town, so start gathering all those bits and pieces to sell, and get a bit of cash just in me for Christmas!

THANKS TO OUR DISTRICT CWA! Our district’s CWA ladies held their conference recently at the Dunolly Senior Ci zens’ Hall, with members from all over our district a ending. I was absolutely amazed and delighted when I came to work on the Monday a er this conference, to find bags and boxes full of items donated by these fine ladies, for our Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry! These dona ons have really taken the pressure off us to place a large order, so thanks ladies!

DUNOLLY NEIGHBOURHOOD PANTRY Monday to Thursday, 1.30 to 3pm at the Centre.

This is a ‘dry pantry’, so we stock items that have a long shelf-life. This service is open to any community member needing that li le bit extra. The ‘a er hours’ pantry is on the veranda and is kept stocked for anyone unable to visit during opening hours. We are now able to offer frozen vegies and bread.

Corner of Thompson & Alice Streets.

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator 5468 1511 admin@dunnhc.com.au

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Pension Boosted But More Needed From 20 September 2023, the Age Pension, Veteran Payment, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment will receive an increase because of indexa on.

The maximum rate of the single Age Pension will rise by $32.70 per fortnight (taking it from $1064 to $1096.70) and for couples, by $49.40 per fortnight (taking their combined payment from $1604 to $1653.40).

Ian Henschke from Na onal Seniors Australia said, while people who rely on the Age Pension will welcome the increase, under the current system pensioners are s ll behind, especially when infla on is unusually high.

A welcome change is the 15% increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance. The maximum rate for a single renter will rise by $27.60 to $184.80 per fortnight, for a couple by $26 to $174.

“It’s a good start but more needs to be done to help renters,” Mr. Henschke said.

“We recently heard from a couple paying $920 a fortnight in rent. As pensioners, this leaves them with only $907.40 a fortnight to pay for food, fuel, u li es, and other expenses.” ncome limits for eligibility for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card are increasing by $5,400 to $95,400 per annum for singles and by $8,640 to $152,640 for couples combined.

With deeming rates frozen for two years, more selffunded re rees could now be eligible for concessions.

“More can be done to support older people doing it tough. As recent Na onal Seniors research showed, a greater propor on of people with low incomes and those who are ren ng are suffering from cost-ofliving pressures,” he added.

“For example, 39% of older renters told us they were experiencing severe cost-of-living impacts compared to only 11 % of older homeowners.

“What we need is addi onal targeted support for people with limited means and to stop punishing those who need to work.”

Na onal Seniors Australia’s ‘Employment White Paper Submission‘ has called for simplifica on of the tax and transfer system to boost workforce par cipa on, and with it income and savings.

The advocacy groups want a change to income test rules for pensioners who want to work and work more.

“This could be achieved by reducing the taper rate from 50c to 32.5c in the dollar to align with the tax system. It's simple, fair, will help solve cri cal workforce shortage, and boost the budget bo om line. We will con nue to fight for a system that improves people's lives.” Mr Henschke concluded.

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As an early childhood educator, it is required that I have current First Aid cer fica on.

Every three years I do a full First Aid course and every twelve months a CPR refresher. As a qualified First Aider I’m also signed up (voluntary) with the GoodSAM app as a responder.

This is a free global smartphone app that alerts responders such as me, to someone nearby in cardiac arrest. GoodSAM is linked to the Triple Zero (000) communica ons centre, so as soon as an ambulance is dispatched, a GoodSAM alert will no fy nearby respondents.

Responders can provide CPR and make use of the nearest AED (Automated External Defibrillator), giving the pa ent a greater chance of survival. The majority of heart a acks occur in pa ents aged 65 and older with approximately 155 occurring everyday Australia wide. In Victoria, 20 people a day suffer a cardiac arrest with only one in 10 surviving.

However, if CPR and an AED are administered, the survival rate increases to 70%.

With Central Goldfields’ aging popula on, it was a bit of a no brainer for me to sign up as a first responder.

Anyone can sign up to become a GoodSAM responder if you are over 18 and you own a smartphone.

Looking at the app, it is nice to see quite a few sca ered around the shire with most in Maryborough. If a neighbour's heart stopped bea ng, GoodSAM responders can (hopefully) get it going again by giving lifesaving CPR during the cri cal few minutes un l medical help arrives.

Any CPR is be er than no CPR, so if you have first aid, please consider signing to be a GoodSAM like me.

Cr Liesbeth Long

SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM Our Youth, Gallery and Library teams are out blas ng away the winter blues with a blooming program of events for the September school holidays.

To find out what’s on visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/ springschoolholidays2023

TOURIST BOOST Visitor Informa on team to return to Sta on Our Visitor Informa on team is on the move!

They’ll be closing their current loca on at 53 Burns Street at 5pm on Friday 15 September and will reopen at their beau fully transformed space at the Central Goldfields Visitor Centre at the historic Maryborough Railway Sta on at 9am on Saturday 23 September.

The team will be se ling into their new space immediately adjacent to the Sta on Café, whilst some exci ng new unique interpreta on experiences are added to the Visitor Centre.

The community will be invited to celebrate the new space with events and ac vi es planned to be held over the next few months. Watch this space!

HERITAGE PROJECT Historic Octagonal Pool Reconstruc on There's been much interest in the Octagonal Pool rebuild project commenced last week.

This is the first stage of a long-term plan to restore the whole Maryborough Outdoor Pool facility.

The $2 million heritage grant from the Victorian Government has enabled a detailed plan to be developed for the whole facility, make urgent repairs to the pool’s entry pavilion, and the total rebuild of the smaller, octagonal toddler’s pool. www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/ maryboroughoutdoorpool

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CWA Group Conference The Dunolly Branch of the CWA hosted the half yearly group conference on Friday 8th September, in the Senior Ci zen’s Hall.

The conference was opened by our local Central Goldfields Shire councillor, Liesbeth Long who entertained us with words and pictures about her journey through life, so far.

Dunolly is part of the Central Victorian CWA group which includes branches in Harcourt, Heathcote, Castlemaine, Newstead, Maryborough, Chewton, Newbridge and Su on Grange.

There were 35 representa ves a ending the conference from these groups and the hall was filled with the friendly cha er and laughter that accompanies all CWA gatherings.

The guest speaker for the day was Jan Anderson from Castlemaine, represen ng Legacy.

Describing herself as a ‘Legacy child’ who was helped

by Legacy in childhood, Jan reminded us of all of the wonderful work Legacy has undertaken during the years, suppor ng the families of servicemen from WW1 to the present day.

This year marks 100 years of Legacy’s work in Australia.

The entries in the compe ons for the day were very impressive with a variety of yeast crea ons and some beau ful flowers.

Heather Weir gained a first prize for her colourful Spring flowers and another Dunolly member, Corry Moss, was awarded second prize for her cookery.

Our small band of willing helpers managed to make enough food for 80 appe tes so there were lots of le overs to take home for hungry husbands.

The Dunolly & District Neighbourhood Centre was the recipient of an impressive load of groceries for their pantry.

Many thanks to all the CWA branches and members who contributed.

The Dunolly CWA would like to extend an invita on to any women in the Dunolly district who would like to join our friendly and happy branch.

We meet on the first Wednesday of the month, at the Dunolly & District Neighbourhood Centre, 1.30pm.

The Central Vic group have regular events and social ou ngs, cra days and displays and fundraising events.

Jan Anderson from Legacy Castlemaine.

Next month we have a branch cra morning on 4th October at 10am at the Centre. Jill Taylor is going to teach us a new crochet technique followed by lunch and our regular mee ng at 1.30pm. We would love to see you there!

Faye Arnold

Cr. Liesbeth Long admiring the compe

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on entries

CDS VIC REFUND POINT IN MARYBOROUGH The State Government is one step closer to delivering Australia’s most accessible container deposit scheme, with collec on points rolling out across Victoria.

Member for Ripon Martha Hayle today visited Maryborough’s Asteria Services, where an over-thecounter refund point for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) has been established by CDS. Ms Hayle stated “This is a great opportunity to help clean up our environment, while helping spor ng clubs, community groups and schools in Maryborough and across Ripon to raise valuable funds through collec on drives and dona ons.”

Network Operator Visy and will be opera onal from November 1, this year.

Other Visy refund points in Ripon include: - Waste Recyclers of Victoria refund point in Flagstaff - Randall’s Foodworks in Wedderburn - Wedderburn Hardware refund point in Wedderburn CDS Vic is a new State Government ini a ve that will allow people to return their used drink cans, bo les, and cartons for a 10-cent refund, with refund points planned across regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne.

Within 12 months of the scheme star ng, the network operators will be required to have a minimum of one collec on point per 14,500 people in metropolitan areas, at least one per town of 750 people in regional areas, and at least one per town of 350 people in remote areas.

Reverse vending machines, depots, over-the-counter sites, and pop-ups will be the four ways people can return their eligible containers.

CDS Vic will reduce the state’s li er by up to half, create new economic opportuni es, generate up to 640 jobs across the state, and turn drink containers

into new recycled products.

VicReturn is the Scheme Coordinator, while zone operators TOMRA Cleanaway, Visy and Return-It will establish and oversee the refund points and refunds to customers as well as ensure proper recycling of the containers. CDS Vic is part of the State Government’s $515 million investment to transform the state’s waste and recycling system alongside other ini a ves to meet our target of diver ng 80 per cent of all material away from landfill by 2030.

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Catholic Church, Dunolly

There will be Mass at St Mary's church at 8.30am on Sunday September 24th Today listen for and enjoy the laughter of children.

God is in their midst. HSR R. Mecredy

Uni ng Church, Dunolly

Rev Chris Venning will lead worship on Sunday, September 24th at 9.30am.

Uni ng emergency relief will be in Dunolly on Thursday September 28th from 1.30pm.

The Op Shop is open each week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10.00am.

Summer clothing will be available this week.

‘Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.’

Isaiah 26:14 Linda Pickering

St John’s Anglican Church, Dunolly

Rev Canon Heather Blackman Parish Office, Nigh ngale Street, Maryborough. Phone 5460 5964 Please contact for service dates and mes.

St John’s Anglican Church, Bealiba

Bealiba Public Hall Every Sunday 3 pm.

Wednesday Bible Study Dunolly 10.30; Bealiba 11 am Contact Veronica for more informa on 0427 345 577

St David’s Anglican Church, Bealiba Davies Street Bealiba Sunday Eucharist: 8am second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Springtime weather is SO changeable...

The Op Shop can help you keep your cozy clothing and your garments for warmer days, running together for the next month or two.

This week marks a busy me for our volunteers as they add summer garments to our dwindling stock of winter clothing and shoes.

You will s ll find some bargains of quality warm garments, so come along to the Op Shop for a school holidays ac vity, which will come at very li le cost to you - compared with ac vi es your children and teenagers ask for, which are well beyond the average income.

Food costs seem to be taking all the household budget leaving very li le for ac vi es.

Help get the children’s crea ve juices flowing with sewing, kni ng, card making, toy making, and gi selec on.

Cooking equipment is available at ny prices. Lots of imagina on and inven ve culinary ac vi es, can give great holiday enjoyment.

For Picnics: baskets of complete outdoor se ngs or one or two plates, all at throw away/ge ng lost under a bush or dropped into the creek- prices.

Saw a decorated fir tree this morning.

Perhaps it is for a different fes val, but I suspect someone has gone VERY early.

Op Shop has some very pre y figurines in lovely pastel colors. They would make a very acceptable gi .

Some of our glassware and serving pla ers are also most a rac ve.

Op Shop Team

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Oh dear, oh dear, I could hardly believe my eyes --- a spelling mistake in the Welcome Record.

Blatantly next to the Ramble -- good joke, ladies.

Might stop my spelling nitpickery. (Is that even a word?)

There seems to be more golden paddocks around than ever this year - has there been a boom in growing canola? Hundreds of acres around here and on the way to Bendigo. Beau ful colour.

Another random thought on words -- the word ‘lens’ - as in spectacles and microscopes - seems to be the singular. Is lenses the right word for more than one lens?

I went out to put washing on the line the day before yesterday when I no ced a large white shape on the dam bank. At first, I thought it was a sheep, but it was too white. When I had a proper look, I could see it was a spoonbill preening in the sun, not worried by the sheep or me. It is a large bird with a very impressive bill. There was one at the dam for a few years in a row, but I had not seen it for a while.

Did not see it yesterday, but it is there today. A noisy miyna swooped it, as they do any strange birds. The

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spoonbill half opened its big bill, and the myna did not come back. I wonder if they migrate this me of the year.

ROSIE

Just for a Laugh Answers to Sunday school ques ons:- In future, all cars will be fi ed with Catholic converters.

- In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis (sic), Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree.

- Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread which is bread made from without any ingredients. (Is this a miracle we know nothing about ?)

49 Alma Street Maryborough 3465 We conduct a mobile veterinary service throughout the Maryborough area

DUNOLLY AREA EVERY SECOND TUESDAY

We are available for · House calls for small animal consultations, vaccinations etc. · Routine farm consultations. · Routine horse and farm visits including pregnancy testing and horse dentistry.

John: 0418 995 424

All appointments for call-outs must be made before midday on a Tuesday.

Jono: 0437 099 624

Of ice hours - 5461 4466 After hours service available

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$15,000 cash Art Prize

Now open for current and former Defence personnel The Australian War Memorial’s Napier Waller Art Prize 2024 is now open for submissions.

Entrants can submit any original work in any visual art medium.

The winning work will be displayed alongside highly commended works at Parliament House in May 2024, and will be accepted into the Memorial’s Na onal Collec on.

Memorial Director Ma Anderson said the prize aims to promote ar s c excellence while recording experiences of service.

Each entrant may address the theme of their choice, with the work being completed in the past two years from date of entry.

Shown right is last year’s winner - Mrs Anneke Jamieson who won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize with her portrait, The Promo on, a pain ng featuring a uniformed servicewoman breas eeding her baby.

The recipient of the prize will be chosen by a panel of judges and art experts.

Mrs Jamieson, a mother of three, took inspira on from her own experiences when crea ng the work.

“I dedicate her to the mothers that serve; to their sacrifices and conflicted hearts and to the families

who support them,” she said in her ar st statement.

Mrs Jamieson took both the First prize and the People’s Choice Award.

The portrait is now part of the Memorial’s Na onal Collec on.

“Winning this prize means opening a door to the next chapter of my life,” she said.

Finalists’ works will also be displayed on the Australian War Memorial’s website.

The general public can vote in the People’s Choice Award, the winner of which will receive $5,000.

Entries are accepted from Friday 8 September and close on Sunday 17 December 2023.

Entry informa on is available at: h ps:// www.awm.gov.au/nwartprize Submissions may include the use of any visual art medium, including but not limited to pain ng, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital, decora ve, sculpture, and installa on.

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Conversations and small changes drive safer farms The idea that a serious incident won't happen to experienced farmers can be common in agriculture, but a er responding to dozens of farm emergencies, paramedic Jess Shepherd wants farmers to know everything can change "in the blink of an eye."

Jess, who has been with Ambulance Victoria for 13 years, draws on her experience with farmers across Gippsland to have conversa ons about safer farm prac ces.

In sharing her experiences as part of WorkSafe's farm safety campaign, Jess reflected on one horrific incident involving an experienced farmer that has stuck with her.

"A piece of machinery came down on a farmer's limb who had used the machinery hundreds of mes before.

When we arrived, it wasn't bleeding profusely, but then as soon as the farmer let go of it, there was a lot of blood, and we could already tell that they would probably lose the limb." she said.

Jess later learnt the limb had in fact been amputated and they could no longer farm. This devastated her – a reminder that experience doesn't make someone immune.

KITCHENS LAUNDRIES

Tragically, three people in Victoria have been killed in the agriculture industry this year. This takes the number of agriculture deaths to 34 since 2019.

Communica on and proac ve safety measures can be the difference between life and death for Paul and Taylor Wallace who farm sheep at Ballangeich in the Western district.

"We take a proac ve approach to safety. If something is broken, it can’t be used un l it's fixed. Things like making sure everyone knows that if they’re on the quad bike, they must wear a helmet," Paul says.

"Common sense will only get you so far. Proper training and induc ons for our staff must come into play because we can't rely on common sense," said Taylor.

WorkSafe Execu ve Director of Health and Safety Narelle Beer said every conversa on about safety on farms helped shi the dial to priori sing safety.

"We're working towards health and safety being a key part of farming opera ons, where raising concerns before they become larger issues and sharing beneficial safety advice are encouraged," "Things like good communica on when working alone, checking in with yourself and others for signs of fa gue, priori sing maintenance and taking a minute to think through a job can all make a big difference for safety."

Dr Beer said. h ps://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/working-alone-farms

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MID-WEEK PENNANT Dunolly Bowling Club Pennant Teams for Tuesday 26th September 2023 Dunolly Blue V Dunolly Gold At Dunolly Skipper Terry long Alan Weir Tony Galofaro Third David Waldell Barry Mortlock Marg Davies Second Karen Waters Barry Cann Sandra Chaplin Leader Karen Stephens Peter Freemantle Alice Raven 21 Ends to be played $5.00 per Game If unavailable ring Manager Sandra Chaplin 0400 237 900 MID-WEEK PENNANT Dunolly Gold V Dunolly Blue At Dunolly Skipper Roy Pickering Frank Mifsud Jim Haigh Third Second Leader

Fabion Delconte Heather Weir Catherine Gordon

21 Ends to be played

Charlie Spiteri Sandra Caldecoat

Wayne Stephens Nancy Pike

Hannah Delconte

Keisha Allen $5.00 per Game

Manager Roy Pickering Emergency Christen Kerr If unavailable ring Manager Roy Pickering 0429 842 658

Dunolly Bowling Club

Sunday 17th Dunolly hosted a prac ce match against Avoca. Dunolly were the winners this year. Our four young bowlers, Keisha, Cory, Ellio and Jordan all played a terrific game, receiving many praises from both clubs during the a ernoon. A delicious a ernoon tea was enjoyed by all a er game. Wednesday 20th was Dunolly first triples for 2023-24.

Remember Friday 22nd at 10.00am is the working bee, if you can spare a few hours, it will be greatly appreciated.

Hannah Delconte, Publicity Officer

Tarnagulla Golf Club A sunny Hello to all Members, Supporters, Families and Friends, What a wonderful morning was had by all at the Three Club Monty event at the Tarnagulla & District Golf Club.

Such a magnificent sunny day with blue skies and beau ful bush surrounds.

30 players enjoyed their golf and the balmy weather.

There was lots of fun and I suspect a few of us will revise which three clubs to use in next year's event. (My husband Mick used a wood to pu with and said next me, he'll include a pu er

instead.) The wood just wasn't accurate enough for him. But, otherwise, he got lots of prac ce (like the rest of us) with the three clubs we had selected to play with.)

Other friends and family came for the fabulous morning tea. (Just come a er 11.00 a.m. It's free to all.)

Jan Sharman is well known for her incredible cooking skills, and we all enjoyed her fare - (Has anyone ever tasted such a delicious passionfruit sponge?) as well as Leo McCar n's jam slice and other delights.

Thank you to all who made such a great morning tea. A er the golf,

the fun, laughter, and talk filled the Clubhouse. There was clapping and cheers to all who won raffle prizes. (It's all part of the fun).

Many thanks to the Tarnagulla Supply Store and to Meredith and Garry Harwood for Raffle Prize dona ons. Very kind.

RESULTS: MEN'S WINNER: JEREMY CASSAR (Jeremy is 15 years old and passionate about sport and golf. Wow! The way he hits the ball is exci ng to see!)

MEN'S RUNNER-UP: PETER SANDERSON (Three genera ons of the Sanderson family played. Peter and his father Ron and Peter's son, Jason.)

WOMEN'S WINNER: JENNY HONEYMAN WOMEN'S RUNNER-UP: FAYE NEWLAN NEAREST TO THE PIN: GARY DELANEY LONGEST DRIVE: JEREMY CASSAR We're holding a "POP-UP" event on Saturday 7th October 2023 - 9 holes Handicap event - with TeeOff between 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.

The Course is looking beau ful, so why not enjoy it with another Event.

Of course, each Wednesday and Saturday morning, people turn up and play casually.

Please feel free to pop along and join them. Everyone is welcome.

So, come along and enjoy our "POP-UP" event and even if you don't play golf, come along a er 11.00 a.m. for morning tea.

Meet others and begin the forging of beau ful friendships.

What a lovely group of people from all walks of life - who come to the Club.

Smiling is contagious there.

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Mary McNamee Club Secretary

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